ECONOMIA DEL TURISMO

A. Knowledge and Understanding
Students will acquire advanced technical and managerial knowledge related to the design of complex tourism systems, in compliance with institutional purposes and in accordance with the principles of effectiveness, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness of the relevant organizations.

B. Applying Knowledge and Understanding
Students will develop advanced technical and operational skills, critical thinking, as well as problem-setting and problem-solving abilities in the design and management of tourism systems, including highly complex ones.

C. Making Judgments
Students will be able to:

• critically assess and qualify acquired information;

• formulate flexible judgments and decisions under conditions of uncertainty and limited information;

• elaborate and present predictive models concerning the outcomes of adopted decisions.

These outcomes will be achieved and assessed through:

• intermediate and final examinations;

• the drafting and defense of the final dissertation;

• reports provided by supervisors in tourism organizations and enterprises where the student has undertaken internships;

• research method simulations and case-study analyses within the course.

D. Communication Skills
Students will be able to:

• effectively communicate decisions orally, clarifying the relationships among objectives, constraints, and stakeholders involved in implementation, while interacting with professionals from related or different fields;

• promote local resources and identities in an international context;

• develop negotiation, cooperation, and mediation processes with public and private stakeholders.

These outcomes will be achieved and assessed through:

• group project presentations and case-study discussions in class;

• internship and traineeship reports submitted by supervisors in tourism organizations and enterprises;

• intermediate and final examinations, which will assess the student’s presentation skills and ability to clearly communicate acquired competencies.

E. Learning Skills
Students will develop learning abilities that enable them to continue their studies predominantly in a self-directed and autonomous manner.

Frontal lessons;

Meetings with tourism industry experts;

Visits to companies in the tourism sector.

• Tourism in the economic system

• Economy of destinations

• The tourist as a consumer

• Businesses: tour operators and travel agencies

• Businesses: accommodation, transport and attractions

• Tourist markets

Definition of tourism and tourist;

Tourist spending;

Tourist demand;

The purchase of the tourist product;

Tour operetor activities

Travel agency activities